Charities hold dialogue with local counterparts to improve access of humanitarian aid for people in need.The annual conference of Small and Medium Transportation Program (SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) The standard e-mail protocol on the Internet and part of the TCP/IP protocol suite, as defined by IETF RFC 2821. SMTP defines the message format and the message transfer agent (MTA), which stores and forwards the mail. ) will be held on May 20 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel The Regency Hotel was a hotel in Denver, Colorado. Built in the 1960s to serve as a regional convention center, it was famous locally for its large gold dome and the luxury of the rooms within. in Bishkek. The conference will bring together delegates from communities in three Commonwealth of Independent States Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), community of independent nations established by a treaty signed at Minsk, Belarus, on Dec. 8, 1991, by the heads of state of Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. Between Dec. 8 and Dec. (CIS Cis (sĭs), same as Kish (1.) (1) (CompuServe Information Service) See CompuServe. (2) (Card Information S ) countries to discuss ways to transport and deliver humanitarian goods from the U.S. more efficiently. The U.S. Department of State's Office of the Coordinator for U.S. Assistance to Europe and Eurasia funded the program, which is administered by Counterpart International Counterpart International is a nonprofit organizations based in the USA, which declares its dedication to building a just world through service and partnership. Founded in 1965 by Elizabeth and Bryant Silverstein and an Australian Marist Missionary priest Stanley Hosie as . It is a unique "citizen to citizen" program that connects more than 60 U.S.-based nonprofits delivering humanitarian assistance in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan through transportation assistance. The main objectives of this conference are to review SMTP policies, discuss current government legislation regarding humanitarian activities, address transportation issues, network with other program participants, and allow recipient organizations to meet representatives from the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Embassy in Kyrgyzstan, recipient country governments, transportation agencies, and Counterpart International. Similar conferences will be held in Georgia and Ukraine. Rang Hee Kim, Counterpart's SMTP Senior Program Manager & Export Specialist, says that she "Hopes that these open forums provide development tools to help recipient organizations with the skills and strategies necessary for effective delivery of humanitarian assistance."In addition, these one-day events will allow recipient organizations to discuss lessons learned and share success stories with peer organizations to improve the humanitarian efforts/activities for the less fortunate people of the CIS countries There are two lists concerning CIS countries:
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